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Resume Objectives Are Ineffective and Dead
The resume objective is dead Objectives are either too limiting, because they’re written very specifically, or they’re bland and generic...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Your Resume And Cover Letter: Poor Grammar, Poor Impression
I've become increasingly concerned about the ignorance of Americans - not those who have learned English as a second language, but native English speakers - regardless of race, income level, schooling or other determining factors...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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How To Write A Post-interview Thank You Letter
Sending a thank you letter is as important as interview preparation But they’re tough to write, so people either tell themselves that not sending one doesn’t matter, or they procrastinate until it’s too late and almost pointless anyway...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Effective And Ineffective Recruiters
If recruiters are so helpful in finding a person a job, why do they get such a bad rap sometimes We’ve all heard the stories: a candidate’s resume ended up on his boss’s desk, or the current company was called for a reference without the person’s permission...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Setting Interviews For A New Job: Do The Opposite!
Job hunters can be very passive: posting resumes on job boards instead of frequently searching them; letting inept recruiters contact them instead of finding recruiters who make things happen; being too optimistic about a job prospect, saying "I might as well check it out - why not...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Hate Your Job? Take Action Before It's Taken For You
Ever been fired and it was a complete surprise If you have, it shouldn’t have been...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Fired? The Interview Solution
So you were fired Now what...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Your Next Job: Is It A "Growth Oriented" Company? (Part 5 Of A 5-Part Series)
In addition to the four phrases we’ve already discussed, there’s a fifth one that also needs definition: "growth oriented"...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Your Next Job: How Progressive Is A "Progressive Company"? (Part 4 Of A 5-Part Series)
Have you said this one "I'm looking for a progressive company...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Your Next Job: Looking For The "Right Opportunity"? (Part 1 Of A 5-Part Series)
During interviews it's often the little things that disqualify a candidate from consideration - and they don't even realize it...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Your Next Job: What Is A "Reputable Company"? (Part 2 Of A 5-Part Series)
Have you ever been offered a job, accepted it, and began working only to say to yourself a few weeks later, "Hey, wait a minute...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Your Next Job: I Want To Work For A "People Oriented" Firm! (Part 3 Of A 5-Part Series)
Let's face it - while we go to the office to work, no one is expected to keep their head down the entire time they're at the office -- not speak to anyone else, forego the occasional cigarette break if they're a smoker...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Interviewing Styles: Should You Learn Them?
There is much talk about Interviewing Styles: The Directive Interview, The Behavioral Interview, The Stress Interview, The Qualifying Interview, The This Interview, The That Interview...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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Five Interview Questions You Should Always Ask
These five questions go beyond the obvious ones, such as the title of the job, the job description, to whom it would be reporting, and other such basic questions...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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13 Resume Mistakes That Can Cost You The Interview
1 A BLAND OR GENERIC OBJECTIVE: If your objective could be applied to a marketing resume as easily as a resume for an accounting position, then your objective says nothing and will get you nowhere...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Writing
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No More Generic Cover Letters!
Creating a job search cover letter doesn’t need to be a laborious process Effective cover letters are short, skimmable and easy to read (a good rule of thumb no matter WHERE your cover letter is going) – three to four paragraphs tops...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Writing
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The Only Way To Resign
Once you've accepted the offer with your new employer and set the start date, obviously the next step is to let your current employer know you'll be leaving...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Jobs
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A Closer Look At Two Interview Questions
A job interview is stressful The person who hasn’t made a lot of changes isn’t practiced at what is involved (nor should they want to be), and the person who has made a lot of changes doesn’t have any idea as to what’s involved either, or they wouldn’t be making so many changes...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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When The Recruiter Calls
Recruiting, retained or contingency, involves (or should, anyway) directly approaching individuals who, based on their title or position, might well have the experience to handle the job description and position for which the client is seeking someone...
Author: Judi Perkins - Category: Career
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